Fabric formwork physical modelling: reinforcement strategies tests
After testing out bracing, I've now moved back to the main set of physical testing, focused on fabric formwork. The latest aspect of the...
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Oliver Haigh
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Fabricate 2020 book
As an update to the blog post on the Fabricate 2020 conference from a few days ago, I have found out that the Fabricate 2020 book has...
Oliver Haigh
- Apr 7, 2020
- 3 min
Video call with Peter Corbett of Corbett & Tasker
About a month on from having a discussion with Chris Matthews, I've now had the opportunity to run my scheme past another engineer, Peter...
Oliver Haigh
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Fabricate 2020
As I sit and write this blog post from my flat in Leeds, I was supposed instead to be in London attending the Fabricate 2020 conference....
Oliver Haigh
- Mar 27, 2020
- 3 min
'Fabric Formwork', book by Alan Chandler and Remo Pedreschi
As well as carrying out my own physical modelling tests, I knew that I could also learn a lot about the fabric formwork process by...
Oliver Haigh
- Mar 6, 2020
- 5 min
Video call with Chris Matthews of Atelier One
A few weeks ago, Nick mentioned that a contact of his, Chris Matthews, a structural engineer from Atelier One, may be a useful person for...
Oliver Haigh
- Mar 5, 2020
- 1 min
Past students presenting their portfolios
This week, Simon Warren invited two students, Hanzla Asghar and Jake Wright, who graduated last year from his studio, Cityzen Agency, to...
Oliver Haigh
- Feb 28, 2020
- 3 min
'Forest of Fabrication' exhibition at RIBA North, Liverpool
This Friday I went on a trip to Liverpool, to see the 'Forest of Fabrication' exhibition at RIBA North, and also to explore some more of...
Oliver Haigh
- Jan 30, 2020
- 2 min
DS3 draft submission
Handing in DS3 marks the end of semester 1's work. Overall I was fairly happy with the work that I handed in for this draft submission....
Oliver Haigh
- Jan 13, 2020
- 4 min
Technology DSIT B submission
I have now submitted my Design Studio Integrated Technology B (DSIT B) report. This is the first of two technology modules which make up...
Oliver Haigh
- Dec 29, 2019
- 3 min
'Smartcities, Resilient Landscapes + Eco-Warriors', book by CJ Lim and Ed Liu
As it is the Christmas break from teaching,I decided to take some time to read the Smartcities book that I bought at the end of CJ Lim's...
Oliver Haigh
- Dec 4, 2019
- 2 min
'Smartcities, Resilient Landscapes', CJ Lim lecture
This Wednesday concluded the Open Lecture Series for this semester, with CJ Lim coming to talk about his and Ed Liu's book Smartcities,...
Oliver Haigh
- Oct 10, 2019
- 4 min
Shin Egashira: a precedent study of design philosophy, methodology and process
In the first studio session of the year on the 3rd October, once the brief had been introduced, we were then given a precedent study...
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